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Link Maker System

Durham County Council

Estimated Value

Up to £80,000

Deadline

1 February 2021

Published

22 March 2021

Type

services

SME SuitableGBDirect awardCPV: 48610000CPV: 85000000
CategoryIT & technologyHealth & social care

Overview

Link Maker is the largest database of children waiting for adoption and of approved adopters in the UK, and the only one allowing profiles of both to be searched by appropriate users. This contract is on behalf of the Regional Adoption Agency (comprising of Cumbria, Durham and TfC/Sunderland).

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5 found
  1. 1

    Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust

    3 contracts wonlatest 19 Dec 2025

    £232m

    total awarded

  2. 2

    Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

    2 contracts wonlatest 21 May 2025

    £157m

    total awarded

  3. 3

    County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

    1 contract wonlatest 20 Oct 2025

    £29m

    total awarded

  4. 4

    Pioneering Care Partnership

    1 contract wonlatest 20 Oct 2025

    £29m

    total awarded

  5. 5

    Acorn Children & Families Wellbeing Limited

    1 contract wonlatest 11 Aug 2025CH 12042593

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Durham County Council
Typepublic body
RegionNorth East
Total tenders397
Total spend£2,446,005,890
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Published

22 March 2021

Submission deadline

1 February 2021

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